Faculty Job Openings at the Cologne Game Lab, Germany (Application deadline for all professorships is January 29, 2015) General Info here: http://www.colognegamelab.de/five-new-professorships-to-be-appointed-in-2015/ Professor Game Design (full professorship, tenure track) http://www.colognegamelab.de/open-positions-game-design/ Professor Game Informatics (full professorship, tenure track) http://www.colognegamelab.de/open-positions-game-informatics/ Professor 3D Animation and CG Art for Games (full professorship, tenure track) http://www.colognegamelab.de/open-positions-game-arts/ Professor Sound Design for Games (half professorship, tenure track) http://www.colognegamelab.de/open-positions-sound-design/ Professor Economics and Entrepreneurship for Games (half professorship, tenure track) http://www.colognegamelab.de/open-positions-game-economics/ …

Full PhD position in Simulation and Perception of Interactive Virtual Characters and Crowds, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden JOB DESCRIPTION KTH Computer Science and Communication (CSC) announce a PhD position in real-time simulation and perception of interactive virtual characters and crowds. This position concerns the real-time simulation of social behaviours (appropriate facial expressions, gaze, gestures and other movements) for virtual individuals, groups and crowds using state-of-the-art computer game engines, such as Unity and Unreal. A core task in the project involves programming computational models of social behaviour related to empathy, emotion contagion and prosociality for creating compelling interactions…

Graduate Student Positions in Human-Computer Interaction, Visual Analytics, and 3D User Interfaces Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada Wolfgang Stuerzlinger and his lab are looking for several people to join our group for 2015. Positions are limited and highly competitive, so only the best candidates will be considered. Open positions MSc or PhD student in Visual Analytics MSc or PhD student in 3D User Interfaces MSc or PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction Wolfgang Stuerzlinger’s research group specializes in a range of topics in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Virtual Reality (VR). The general goal is user interfaces fit for everyday use. In…

[Follow the project title link for full details.  –Matthew ] The University of Sussex is offering a PhD scholarship jointly funded by the School of Engineering and Informatics, and the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council). Title: Embodied programming for primary pupils: supporting the move from concrete to abstract Supervisors: Dr Kate Howland Dr Judith Good Project Summary: Primary school pupils are now expected to develop an understanding of computational concepts such as algorithms, and to be able to engage in simple programming tasks. However, little is presently known about how computational understanding develops in younger children. This PhD…

The Institute for Creative Technologies is proud to announce that we are now accepting applications for our 2015 Summer Intern Program. Every summer the ICT offers select interdisciplinary internships for creative and technical students wishing to pursue careers in simulation, interactive media and virtual reality fields. The ICT’s mission is to create compelling immersive systems for effective learning for military, entertainment and educational purposes. For over 10 years, the ICT has had the privilege of hosting an internship program composed of local, national and international fellows that make the journey to southern California to take part in a meaningful co-op…

Faculty position – University of California, Santa Cruz Computational Media: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor Job #JPF00223 Open Nov 12, 2014 through Jun 30, 2015 Apply by January 12th, 2015 to ensure full consideration by the committee DESCRIPTION The Computational Media Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a tenure track (Assistant) or tenured (Associate or Full Professor) faculty position. We seek outstanding applicants who have an established record of research and teaching experience in interdisciplinary computer games research, ideally connecting novel technology research with practices of design and/or interpretation. Applicants should be able to…

Assistant Professor in Music and Media, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute The Department of the Arts in the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in music and media. We seek a musician whose work demonstrates creative, critical, and technological engagement with music composition and sound design in one or more of the following areas: games; film and video; and augmented, mixed and virtual reality environments. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in game design and development, and who are capable of contributing to emerging research directions…

Lecturer in Human Computer Interaction University of Lincoln (UK) School of Computer Science We are currently looking to recruit a full-time permanent Lecturer in Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Applicants should hold a PhD (or very nearly completed it), and should be able to demonstrate an excellent existing track record in HCI, or related, research fields commensurate with experience. The post holder is expected to join the Lincoln Social Computing (LiSC) research centre, to develop their own research portfolio, to publish their work in the highest quality outlets (including CHI) and to contribute to the School’s teaching activity at undergraduate and…

[From Kelly Services] Psychology Researcher with Computer Hardware/Software Saavy – Bethesda, Maryland Weekday, weekend, and evening hours are required to accommodate human subject recruitment. Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. Through our partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with one of the most prestigious research organizations in the world. We are currently seeking a Master’s level Psychology Researcher with Computer Hardware and Software talents to work onsite in Bethesda, Maryland. This is…

Assistant Professor – Interactive Media University of Georgia Initial deadline: November 15, 2014 The Telecommunications Department and the New Media Institute (in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication) and the College of Engineering, University of Georgia seek to jointly hire an Assistant Professor with an expertise in interactive media for an interdisciplinary position in media technology development. This is a tenure track appointment with shared teaching responsibilities in both Colleges. The ideal candidate will have competencies in hardware/software as they relate to interactive media and a research/creative interest in the application of these technologies. A record (or potential…

Research Assistant in Intelligent Robotics University of Huddersfield School of Computing & Engineering Full Time, Fixed term appointment for 18 months (January 2015 to June 2016) £25,747 – £31,632 Ref: R1331 Our PARK (Planning, Autonomy, Representation of Knowledge) research group (http://www.hud.ac.uk/research/researchcentres/park/) is expanding its research into the application of AI software to the control of physical robots and we are seeking a Research Assistant to help support this research program. You will be expected to assist in the commissioning, programming and software maintenance of a range of robots, supporting research projects in intelligent autonomous behaviour within PARK and its parent,…

PhD position in intelligent interactive systems with a focus on social robotics Division of Visual Information and Interaction, Department of Information Technology Uppsala University, Sweden Application deadline: November 21, 2014 Uppsala University is an international research university focused on the development of science and education. Our most important assets are all the individuals who with their curiosity and their dedication makes Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting work places. Uppsala University has 41.000 students, 6,500 employees and a turnover of SEK 5,900 million. The Division of Visual Information and Interaction The Division of Visual Information and Interaction of the…